WAPFTP REVERSE DICTIONARY​SSERVICES

SERVICES - adjectives• ADDRESSED TO of a missile, esp. a shell: aimed at ...1915 military sl.• ARMY-BARMY very keen on or dedicated to military life in all its aspects ...c1955 army sl.• ATE UP 1. in the US Air Force: dedicated to service ...1998 US sl. 2. in the US Army: confused, dim ...1998 US sl.• BADGY of an enlistee: underage ...World War II Amer. sl.• BALL-BEARING of a man: performing duties typically performed by a woman, as typing, etc ...a1945 US sl., esp. military usage• BAPTIZED BY FIRE to have been under enemy fire for the first time; to have received one’s first wounds ...World War II Amer. sl.• BIVOUCKY nuts from manoeuvres ...Bk1944 service sl.• BLOODED said of a person or unit that saw combat ...Amer. World War I sl.• BOBTAILED dishonourably discharged ...Amer. World War I sl.• BRED TO ARMS brought up and educated for the life of a soldier ...World War II Amer. sl.• BUSTED reduced in rank ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• CHAIRBORNE sedentary; assigned to rear-echelon clerical or administrative duty ...1943 US military sl.• GROSS clumsy or awkward in drill; stupid ...1833 US Military Academy usage• HANDSOME† of military exploits: soldierly, gallant, brave, admirable ...1665 obs. or arch.• HAZE GRAY navy ...1971 Amer. Navy sl.• HORSESHIT in the military: overly concerned with the enforcement of petty regulations ...1959 US military usage• HOT having a high security classification ...1956 USAF usage• KICKED dishonourably discharged ...Amer. World War I sl.• MAIN † of any army or multitude: great in numbers, numerous; powerful in arms ...a1400-50• MARRIED TO BROWN BESS enlisted ...L18 Brit. military sl.• MASTERING† of an army, a garrison: superior in force ...1711• NAVIGABLE†* maritime; naval ...1642• ON THE DAGS on furlough ...L19 Royal Navy sl.• OUTSIDE out of the services ...L19 sl.• OVER THE SIDE engaged in private business or sexual liaisons during duty hours ...1970 UK sl., orig. navy• QUIMP unsoldierly; slack ...Amer. World War I sl.• RAFFISH connected with the Royal Aircraft Factory ...1915 Air Force usage• SILVER-COOPED of a naval seaman: deserting for the merchant service ...L18 nautical colloq.• STRATIOTIC † warlike; military; pertaining to war ...1656• STRATOCRATIC pert. to stratocracy (see nouns) ...M19• TACTIC† pert. to military or naval tactics; tactical ...1604• UNFRAGGED not listed on the daily frag order specifying the military objectives of the day ...1986 Vietnam war usage• VELITARY† pert. to or characteristic of light-armed troops ...1600• WAGEABLE† that may be hired for military service, mercenary ...1614• WAGED† of soldiers: mercenary ...c1440

SERVICES - nouns• A AND A in the military: a leave for rest and recreation (Ass and Alcohol) ...1966 US sl.• ALUMINUM WOMB the US Air Force Academy ...1965 US Air Force usage• AMBUSH ALLEY a stretch of road made treacherous by enemy fire ...1952 US Military usage• ANCHOR-CHAIN LIBERTY unauthorized liberty; absence without leave ...1952 Amer. navy sl.• ANDREW, THE the Royal Navy ...1867 sl.• ANGEL CAKE hardtack ...1963 Amer. military sl., now hist.• ANGEL CAKE AND WINE bread and water in confinement ...Bk1944 service sl.• ANGEL FOOD hardtack ...1899 US military, jocular• ANGEL’S SCREAM a bugle call ...World War II Amer. sl.• ANGEL’S WHISPER a bugle call ...World War II Amer. sl.• ANGEL TRACK an armored personnel carrier used as a field ambulance ...1971 US Marine Corps usage• ARMOR the steel helmet ...Bk1944 service sl.• ARMY BIBLE army regulations ...Bk1944 service sl.• ARTY artillery ...1864 US military sl.• ASH-AND-TRASH cargo flown on military aircraft; hence a routine supply flight ...1983 US military sl.• ASHCAN a heavy artillery shell ...1918 US army sl.• ASPARAGUS an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees ...1939 Brit. sl.• ASPARAGUS-BED n. an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees ...1939 Brit. sl.• ASS-AND-TRASH personnel and equipment flown by military aircraft ...1983 US military sl.• AWKWARD SQUAD where backward rookies receive elementary instruction ...Bk1944 service sl.• BABY CARRIAGE, THE machine gun cart ...Bk1944 service sl.• BABYSITTER in a fleet: a destroyer accompanying an aircraft carrier ...1965 US sl.• BACK-DOOR FURLOUGH absence without leave; a desertion ...1927 US military sl.• BAD PAPER in the military: any discharge other than an honourable discharge ...1971 US sl.• BANTAM a jeep ...World War II Amer. sl.• BAPTISM OF FIRE a soldier's first experience 'under fire' in battle ...1881• BARBWIRE GARTERS a mythical award for those who got no special honours or decorations ...Amer. World War I sl.• BARNAGE† a military company, army, followers ...1790 Sc.• BARRACK† a temporary hut or cabin, as for the use of soldiers during a siege, etc. ...1686 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.• BARRACKS 13 the guardhouse ...Bk1944 service sl.• BARRACKS FATIGUE a loafing in quarters ...Bk1944 service sl.• BASTIMENT† military supplies, stores, provisions ...1598• BATTLE BREAKFAST steak and eggs ...World War II Amer. Navy sl.• BEARDED LADY a searchlight that diffuses ...Bk1944 service sl.• BED OF HONOUR the grave of a soldier who has died on the field of battle ...1663• BEEP a jeep ...World War II Amer. sl.• BEHAVIOR REPORT a letter home from a military recruit to his girlfriend ...1945 US sl.• BENEFIT any hardship or unpleasant feature of army life; used with obvious irony ...1968 US sl.• BENNY a break in formation during which a soldier can rest or smoke ...Bk1944 service sl.• B.G. before girls enlisted and complicated the army ...Bk1944 service sl.• BIBLE the Army Field Manual ...Bk1944 service sl.• BIG BERTHA 1. a German long-range gun of the heaviest calibre; broadly, a heavy artillery piece ...1914 military usage 2. a heavy artillery shell fired by a Big Bertha gun ...1915• BIG BOY n. a heavy artillery piece, shell, bomber, tank, etc. ...1917 US military usage• BIG BULLET an air-launched guided missile ...1985 US military usage• BIG SET-TO a major engagement ...World War II Amer. sl.• BIG SHOW a major engagement ...World War II Amer. sl.• BIG STICK military power ...Spanish-American War era• BIG TICKET an honourable discharge from military service ...US Civil War usage• BIVVY a small tent or any temporary shelter for troops ...1916 sl.• BIVY a small tent or any temporary shelter for troops ...1916 sl.• BLACK GANG the engineer's force ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• BLACK HAWK army necktie ...Bk1944 service sl.• BLACK WEDNESDAY rifle calisthenics ...Bk1944 service sl.• BLANKET PARTY a form of retribution in which a soldier is surprised, covered with a blanket, and beaten ...a1969 Amer. military sl.• BLITZ BUGGY a reconnaissance car, esp. a midget truck manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for the Army ...World War II Amer. sl.• BLITZES air patrols ...Bk1944 service sl.• BLITZKRIEG written order from the commanding officer ...Bk1944 service sl.• BLITZKRIEG RATING a promotion due to sudden expanse of the army ...Bk1944 service sl.• BLITZ WAGON a staff car ...World War II Amer. sl.• BLOOD AND IRON military force as distinguished from diplomacy ...1872• BLOOD-TAX (derogatory) military conscription ...1890• BLOWING SMOKE trying to impress an officer ...Bk1944 service sl.• BLUE, THE the North and its army ...US Civil War usage• BLUE AND THE GRAY, THE the armies of the North and the South ...US Civil War usage• BLUE JOB the Navy ...World War II Amer. sl.• BOAR'S NEST an untidy bunk and bunk area ...World War II Amer. sl.• BOB TAIL a dishonourable discharge ...Bk1944 service sl.• BOGGIES wheels on 3 inch anti-aircraft gun ...Bk1944 service sl.• BOOB SQUAD a squad of newly recruited soldiers ...World War II Amer. sl.• BOOT basic training received in a boot camp ...1944 US sl.• BOOT CAMP a centre for the initial training of US naval or Marine recruits ...1916 US sl.• BOX SCORE the number of dead, wounded, missing etc. ...1951 Amer. military sl.• BRAIN GANG the staff of general headquarters ...World War II Amer. sl.• BRAIN TRUST a group of highly qualified military advisors ...World War II Amer. sl.• BRASS LIP ECHO a bugle call ...World War II Amer. sl.• BROWN JOB a soldier; hence, collectively, the army ...1943 sl., orig. Royal Air Force usage• BRUSH-OFF CLUB men in the armed forces who have been dumped by their girlfriends ...World War II Amer. sl.• BUG an Army supply truck ...World War II Amer. sl.• BULL-RING a military training ground ...1899 sl.• BUNION BREEDERS infantry ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.• BUTTERBAR one of the two gold bars that are the insignia of the rank of second lieutenant ...1983 US military sl.• BUTTERNUT a soldier or civilian of the Confederate States; a Southerner ...1862 US Army sl.• BUZZARD 1. a military discharge certificate ...1888 Amer. military usage 2. the eagle worn as insignia by a colonel or naval captain ...1930s US military usage• BUZZARD DETAIL a graves-registration detail ...1948 Amer. army usage• BUZZER a military discharge certificate ...1918 Amer. army usage• CAB a destroyer commanding officer's term for his ship ...WWII Royal Navy• CABIN fourteen days confinement to the ship's cells ...L19 Royal Navy usage• CADILLAC the US Army M-1 tank ...1991 US sl.• CALICO ROW married quarters ...1893 US Army sl.• CAMEL CORPS, THE the infantry ...1915 military jocular• CAMPANIA† operations of an army in the field during a season ...1679• CANNON FODDER n. soldiers, regarded as food for cannon ...Amer. World War I sl.• CANOE COLLEGE, THE the US Naval Academy ...1969 US Navy sl.• CANOE U. the US Naval Academy ...1963 US military sl.• CANTEEN MEDAL a good conduct stripe for the consumption of liquor ...Bk1891 military sl.• CASSATION† dismissal of a soldier; cashiering ...1602• CATTLE BOAT a troop transport ship ...1944 US military sl.• C.G.I. a strong desire to throw oneself upon the ship's deck during a dive-bombing attack (Corticene-Grabber's Itch) ...1940 Royal Aust. Navy usage• CHARLEY an infantryman's pack ...20C army sl.• CHARLIE an infantryman's pack ...20C army sl.• CHEST HARDWARE military medals ...World War II US Armed Forces usage• CHICKEN insignia of a US Army colonel or a US Navy captain: used disparagingly ..World War II US sl.• CHICKEN MONEY the pay of an enlisted man when retired ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• CHINESE GANGWAY (usually offensive) in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current ...1951 Amer. navy sl.• CHINESE LANDING in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current ...1949 Amer. navy sl.• CHINESE SHOW (usually offensive) a diversionary demonstration or attack ...1918 Amer. army sl.• CHOGGY SHOP a shop catering to the needs of servicemen and women ...1995 UK military sl.• CHUFF FACTOR, THE the degree of a soldier's acceptance, contentment, eagerness ...World War II sl.• CORTICENE-GRABBER'S ITCH a strong desire to throw oneself upon the ship's deck during a dive-bombing attack ...1940 Royal Aust. Navy usage• COSTUME JEWELRY an officer's insignia ...World War II Amer. sl.• CROW the eagle on petty officers' sleeves ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• CROW TRACKS chevrons ...US army usage• CRUSH a body of troops or a unit of a regiment ...1916 military sl.• DACHAU any military stockade ...1968 US Vietnam War usage• DAD'S ARMY the Home Guard (1940-1945); hence, any grouping of older men with a united purpose; gently derogatory...1968 UK sl.• DAFT AND BARMY the army ...1960s UK rhyming sl.• DAILY EYE-WASH an official army communiqué ...World War I services' usage• DAISY-CUTTER a perfect landing ...c1930 Royal Air Force usage• DAMN-DAMN in Vietnam: bombardment, gunfire ...1982 US military usage• DAVY CROCKETT a draft board official during World War II ...1940s US Black sl.• DAY'S PACK, THE defaulter's punishment ...20C military sl.• DEAD PAY† pay continued to a soldier, etc. no longer in active service; a soldier receiving such pay ...1585• DEVIL'S VOICE a bugle call ...World War II Amer. sl.• DINGLEBERRY a military decoration ...1953 US sl.• DOGFIGHT a fight between two or more airplanes ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOG-ROBBERS civilian clothes worn by a naval officer on shore leave ...1898 sl.• DOG SHOW foot inspection ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOGS OF WAR 1. artillery ...World War II Amer. sl. 2. bombers ...World War II Amer. sl. 3. warships ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOODLEBUG a light tank ...World War II Amer. sl.• EAGLE in the military: a discharge certificate ...1864 Amer. sl.• EAGLE DAY payday ...1941 Amer. sl.• EAGLE SHIT 1. government wages ...1980 US military usage 2. the gold ornamentation on the visor of a senior officer's cap ...1986 US military usage• EAR a listening device; a bug; also, interception radar or sonar ...1934 US military usage• ELEPHANT a dug-out with a semi-circular corrugated-iron lining ...1917 Brit. sl. • ELEPHANT DUG-OUT a dug-out with a semi-circular corrugated-iron lining ...1917 Brit. sl. • ERK a naval rating ...1925 Brit. sl.• FACES AND SPACES joint consideration of equipment and personnel for the field and non-field positions ...1986 US military usage• FAMILY PRAYERS the daily staff conference at Headquarters ...World War II British army usage• FANTERIE† infantry ...1601• FARDAGE† the impedimenta of any army, baggage ...1578• FIZZER a disciplinary charge ...a1935 Brit. army sl.• FLAMING ARSEHOLE a large red circle painted on side of Japanese aircraft ...1942 Aust. airmen's usage• FLAMING ONIONS a projectile consisting of about ten incendiary shells shot upwards in quick succession ...1917 sl.• FLASH OF LIGHTNING the gold braid on an officer's cap ...Bk1893 nautical sl.• FOGEY money received as longevity pay on completing five years of military service in peacetime, or three years in wartime ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.• FOGY money received as longevity pay on completing five years of military service in peacetime,or three years in wartime ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.• FRIED EGG the insignia of the US Military Academy ...1908 US sl.• GADGET a rating badge ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• GANTLOPE* a military punishment (sometimes also naval) in which the culprit had to run stripped to the waist between two rows of men who struck at him with a stick or a knotted cord ...1646• GLASS-HOUSE, THE a military prison ...1925 Brit. sl.• GRAY, THE the South and its army ...US Civil War usage• GROUP GROPE in the navy: a manoeuvre or training exercise involving numerous vessels or aircraft ...1945 US Navy jocular• GROWL in the navy: a radio communications transmission ...1962 Amer. sl.• GROWLER in the navy: a public-address system ...1945 Amer. sl.• GUN PET a parapet fortified to protect artillery ...1990 US sl.• GUNS 1. to marines in Vietnam: a weapons squad or platoon ...1990 US sl. 2. a helicopter gunship ...1990 US Army Aero Weapons Platoon (Vietnam) usage• GUTS-HORN, THE the dinner bugle call ...E20 army sl.• GWENNIE 1. a high-angle, anti-aircraft gun on board ship ...20C Royal Navy usage 2. in World War II: any gun ...Royal Navy usage• GWENNY 1. a high-angle, anti-aircraft gun on board ship ...20C Royal Navy usage 2. in World War II: any gun ...Royal Navy usage• HACK in the Navy & US Marine Corps: confinement to quarters as punishment, esp. for officers ...1944 Amer. sl.• HAM-BONE a sextant ...1938 naval sl.• HARNESS† the baggage or portable equipment of an army, a party of travellers, etc. ...a1300• HASH-MARK a military service stripe ...1909 US sl.• HATE an artillery bombardment ...1915 Brit. sl.• HAYBAG ROW the laundresses' quarters ...1925 Amer. army sl.• HELL BOX a detonator ...1992 Amer. military sl.• HELL BUGGY a battle tank ...1941 US Army jocular• HIT TEAM a small task force ...1987 Amer. military sl.• HITCH a period or duty or service; a period of enlistment ...c1905 Amer. military sl.• HITCH a period of service, as in the armed forces ...1835 sl., chiefly US• IMFU an immense military blunder; 'Imperial Military Fuck-up" ...World War II usage• INCOMING MAIL artillery fire; also, bombs ...1919 US Army and Marine Corps usage• IRK a naval rating ...1925 Brit. sl.• IRON RATIONS US Army staples of hardtack, salt pork, and coffee ...US Civil War usage 2004• JAAFU Joint Anglo-American Fuck-up - a confused situation caused by American and British military personnel ...World War II usage• JACFU Joint American-Chinese Fuck-Up - a confused situation caused by American military personnel ...World War II usage Slang• JACKET a military service record ...1930s US sl.• JANFU Joint Army-Navy Fuck-Up - a colossal military blunder with contributions from the Army and the Navy ...US World War II usage• JANKERS punishment for a defaulter ...1916 Brit. services' sl.• JUNGLE JULIETS the women's reserve of the Marine Corps ...World War II Amer. sl.• KATE, THE the British army ...L19 sl.• KATE CARNEY, THE the British army ...20C rhyming sl.• KATE KARNEY, THE the British army ...20C rhyming sl.• KATE KEARNEY, THE the British army ...20C rhyming sl.• LEAF leave of absence ...1846 military sl.• LEAGUER 1. a military camp, esp. one engaged in a siege; an investing force ...1577 2. a military investment, a siege ...1598• LEATHER-NECTARINES the women's reserve of the Marine Corps ...World War II Amer. sl.• LEEF leave of absence ...1846 military sl.• LEVET† a trumpet call or musical strain to rouse soldiers and others in the morning ...a1625• LITTLE CHARLEY an infantryman's haversack ...M20 army sl.• LOAFING NUMBER a nice easy job in depot ...20C Royal Navy sl.• LOAFING STATIONS shore stations where men await drafting to ships ...20C Royal Navy sl.• LZ a combat aircraft landing zone, esp. an improvised one ...1971 US sl.• MAD MINUTE 1. one minute of rapid fire against enemy positions; broadly, any short period of intense military bombardment ...1917 Amer. military sl. 2. a minute of frenzied bayonet-practice ...1942 military sl.• MAE WEST an M-3 battle tank ...1941 Amer. Army usage• MAGGIE in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1942-45 Amer. military sl.• MAGGIE'S BRITCHES in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1942 Amer. military sl.• MAGGIE'S DRAWERS in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1942 Amer. military sl.• MAGGIE'S PANTS in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1942 Amer. military sl.• MAGPIE a shot from a rifle which strikes the outermost division by one of a target, and is signalled by a black and white flag ...1884 military sl.• MAIL artillery fire; also, bombs ...1919 US Army and Marine Corps usage• MAIN † a host of men; a military force ...a1000• MAINWARD† the main body of an army ...1563-87• MARITIME REGIMENT† the marines ...1668• MARRIED PATCH, THE. married quarters in permanent barracks ...20C Brit. army sl.• MEAT TICKET an identity disc; in reference to use of the identity disc in identifying dead service personnel ...1919 sl.• MILLION-DOLLAR WOUND any wound that guarantees the victim a passage out of a war zone and back to the USA ...1940s US military sl.• MOB a military unit ...1916 sl.• MONKEY CAP an overseas cap...1919 Amer. Army sl.• MONKEY DRILL 1. a mounted cavalry or artillery drill, often involving trick riding ..1901 US Army sl., now Hist. 2. a scaling or climbing drill ...1982 US Army sl.• MONKEY HAT an overseas cap ...1917 US military sl.• MOOSH a guardroom or cell; a military prison ...1917 sl.• MOSQUITO BOAT a small river craft carrying light guns ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• MULLIGAN BATTERY an army cook wagon ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.• MUSH a guardroom or cell; a military prison ...1917 sl.• NABU an irreconcilable mess (NonAdjustable Balls-Up) ...E20 Brit. military usage• NAFFY a representation of the usual pronunciation of NAAFI - Navy, Army, and Air Force Institution, and organization providing canteens, shops, etc. for British forces personnel ...1937 Brit. sl.• NAIL KEG an artillery shell ...1894 Amer. military sl.• NASHO compulsory military training ...1962 Aust. sl.• NASTYGRAM a written reprimand or record of misconduct; hence, an unpleasant written notice ...1966-67 US sl., chiefly military• NAUTICS, THE the Royal Navy ...1951 Brit. sl., orig. Royal Air Force usage• NAVEY† a navy ...1387• NAVIN† shipping, fleet, navy ...1375 Sc.• NO-CLAP MEDAL the Good Conduct Medal ...WW II Army use• O CLUB in the US armed forces: an officer's club ...1986 US sl.• OBBO an observation balloon ...1925 sl.• OBO an observation balloon ...1925 sl.• ODDS AND SODS n. service personnel assigned to miscellaneous tasks or not regularly classified ...1930 sl.• OD's a drab olive military uniform ...1955 US sl.• OFFICE HOURS n. a time devoted to reprimand or evaluation of subordinates; a disciplinary session ...1898 US military sl.• OFFICER'S COUNTRY officer's quarters ...1945 US Navy usage• OLD CHARLEY an infantryman's pack ...20C army sl.• OP a military operation ...1925 sl.• OUTFIT a regiment or other military unit ...1916 sl.• OUTGOING MAIL artillery fire; also, bombs ...1919 US Army and Marine Corps usage• PARTY a military engagement ...1942 sl.• PEAS ON A TRENCHER the breakfast bugle call ...US Civil War usage• PIN-PARTY a gang of flight-deck workers on an aircraft-carrier who prepare aircraft for take-off ...1942 naval sl.• PIP a star worn on an officer's epaulette ...1917 sl.• PIPE-DOWN military tattoo ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.• POUND AND PINT a sailor's ration of food and drink ...1865 Brit. naval sl.• PUDDING AND GRAVY the navy ...Brit. rhyming sl.• PUMPKIN RINDS shoulder straps as insignia of military rank, usually yellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.• R AND R 'Rest and Rotation'; a transfer or leave from a fighting military unit to a base or town removed from the fighting; a short leave or vacation given a soldier from the front lines to a rest camp or town ...World War II US Army usage• RABBITS illicit goods smuggled ashore by Naval ratings going on leave ...20C Royal Navy usage• RACE-CARD the morning sick-report ...World War I Army jocular• RAFF, THE the Royal Air Force ...1918 Royal Air Force colloq.• RAG FAIR an inspection of soldiers' kit-bags, etc. ...1785 military sl.• RAILROAD TRACKS an Army captain's insigne bars ...World War II US usage• RATT(E) † a line or file of soldiers ...1775 Sc.• REBEL YELL the Confederate battle cry; a prolonged, high-pitched cry issued before combat ...US Civil War usage• RED DUSTER, THE the red ensign. the flag of the British merchant navy ...1925 sl.• RED RAG the pennant flying during meals ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• ROAST BEEF the dinner bugle call ...US Civil War usage• ROPE YARN HOLIDAY a half holiday ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• S.A.B.U. a Self-Adjusting Balls Up ...1940 army sl.• SAMFU a military mess which will straighten itself out in time (Self-Adjusting Military Fuck-Up) ...World War II Brit. usage• SANK WORK the making of soldiers' clothes ...L18 sl.• S.A.P.F.U. a military blunder; Surpassing All Previous Fuck-Ups ...World War II US military sl.• SCRAMBLED EGG the gold braid or insignia on an officer's dress uniform ...1943 sl., mainly services'• SCRAN service rations ...1916 naval sl.• SECTION EIGHT a discharge from the army under section eight of the US Army Regulations 615-360 on the grounds of insanity or inability to adjust to army life ...1943 US sl.• SHORT-ARM INSPECTION an inspection to detect symptoms of venereal disease ...c1910 military sl.• SIGHING SARAH a shell that 'sighs' in its distant flight ...WWI military usage• SILVER SAUSAGE a barrage balloon ...1938 sl.• SIX-TO-SIX a conversation between two unit commanders ...1991 US sl.• SLUM-GUN a mobile army kitchen ...1917 military sl.• SMALL TICKET a dishonourable discharge from the Navy ...Amer. World War I sl.• SNAKE-PEN a sergeants' mess ...1941 Aust. sl.• SNAKE-PIT a sergeants' mess ...1941 Aust. sl.• SOAPSUDS ROW married quarters ...Spanish-American War era• SOUP GUN a mobile army kitchen ...1918 US military sl.​• SPAM MEDAL a medal awarded to all the members of a force ...military sl.• SQUARE-BASHING military marching and drill ...1943 Brit. sl.• SQUARE RIG the uniform of a naval rating ...1951 sl.• STONE FRIGATE a naval shore establishment or barracks ...1917 Brit. sl.• STRATOCRACY government or political control by the army; military rule ...M17• SWAB an epaulet of a naval officer ...US Civil War usage• TABU a typical army mess (Typical Army Balls-Up) ...World War II Brit. military usage• TAFUBAR an extremely bad situation (Things Are Fucked-Up Beyond All Recognition) ...World War II military usage• TAPE a chevron indicating rank ...1943 Brit. sl.• TIN CAN a destroyer ...US Navy sl.• TOLPATCHERY infantry ...1864 nonce word• TOOL-CHECK a military inspection of the male genitals for venereal disease ...E20 Brit. military sl.• TRACK an armoured personnel carrier, esp. the M-113 ...1971 US sl.• TRICK a term of service on a ship or in the forces ...1942 US sl.• TRIPLE-A anti-aircraft fire ...1983 sl., orig. US• UNCLE CHARLEY an infantryman's pack ...20C army sl.• UNCLE SAM'S ACTION introduction into one of the services (after being drafted) ...1940s US Black sl.• VENLIN† a company of soldiers ...1541• WAAFERY the part of the camp frequented by members of the WAAF; also, the billets occupied ...1939 Royal Air Force sl.• WARPAINT military uniform ...M19 sl.• WAVY NAVY, THE the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve ...1918 sl.• WORY any military reminiscence ...c1950 army usage• WRENNERY a building used to accommodate Wrens ...1943 Brit. jocular• ZERO-DARK-THIRTY the wee hours of the morning, before or roughly at dawn ...1980 US military sl.

SERVICES - nouns, person• AB a Northern soldier in the US Civil War ...1862 US South• ABDUL a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI ...1915 Aust.• ABDULLAH a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI ...1915 Aust.• ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR a soldier ...1899 Eng. sl.• ACE a White serviceman ...1966 US Army sl.• ACE OF ACES a combat aviator who brought down or killed twenty-give or more enemy aircraft ...Amer. World War I sl.• ACTING GADGET acting corporal ...Bk1944 service sl.• ACTING JACK an acting sergeant; a soldier wearing the insignia of and having the authority of a sergeant but without the official rank; a temporary sergeant ...Amer. World War I sl.• AGGIE 1. the adjutant general ...Amer. World War I sl. 2. a homosexual sailor ...1980s US homosexual sl.• AMEN-WALLAH an army chaplain's clerk ...B1900 sl.• AMGRUNT a member of an amphibious Martine Corps unit ...1971 US Marine Corps usage• ANCHOR the midshipman having the lowest academic standing in his class ...1906 US Naval Academy usage• ANCHORMAN the student having the lowest academic standing in his class ...1928 US Naval Academy usage• ANGEL FACE an officer either young or boyish looking ...WWI Eng.• ANIMAL a newly arrived cadet ...1871 US Military Academy usage• ANSWER TO A SHE-GAL’S DREAM a male member of the armed forces ...World War II Amer. sl.• ANZAC an Australian or NZ soldier, esp. with the Gallipoli service ...WWI• APPLE KNOCKER upstate farm hand now in infantry ...Bk1944 service sl.• ARM DROPPER section chief or sergeant who signals to fire ...Bk1944 service sl.• ARMY BRAT a person who grew up the child of a career member of the army ...1931 US sl.• ARMY DICK a military policeman ...World War II Amer. sl.• ARMY LID a radio operator ...World War II Amer. sl.• ARMY TANK an American serviceman ...1942 Aust. rhyming sl., prisoners-of-war usage, in the Far East• ARSE-END CHARLIE 'the man who weaves backwards and forwards above and behind the Squadron' to protect them from attack from the rear' ...1939 Royal Air Force usage• ARTHUR DONOVAN, AN a soldier who thinks he can referee war manoeuvres ...Bk1944 service sl.• ARVIN any South Vietnamese soldier ...1966 US sl.•ASTHMA a company wit; one full of ‘wheezes’ (jokes) ...World War II Amer. sl.• ATKINS a typical private solder in the British army ...L19 sl.• ATS a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, a British army corps consisting of women ...1941 Brit. sl.• ATTABOY an American soldier ...Amer. World War I sl.• AWKWARD SQUAD army recruits drilling ...B1890 Eng.• B.A. an officer, esp. a cadet officer, who has been reduced in rank (Busted Aristocrat) ...1900 US Army sl.• BABE the youngest member of a class of cadets ...1871 US Military Academy usage• BABY 007 in the Vietnam war: an investigative agent from the Army Criminal Investigation Division, most likely working undercover to identify drug users ...1991 US sl.• BABY HERO in the Vietnam war: a brave soldier ...1991 US sl.• BABY-SAN an inexperienced, untested soldier ...1990 US sl.• BACK-YARD SOLDIER one who lives nearby and goes home on the weekends ...Bk1944 service sl.• BAM a ‘broad-assed Marine’, i.e. a woman Marine ...World War II Amer. sl.• BANTAM DOUGHBOY n. an American who fell under the regulation height but was allowed to enter the service ...Amer. World War I sl.• BARBER-BAIT a recruit ...1945 US sl.• BARON an army commander ...1919 sl.• BATMAN a man in charge of a bat-horse and its load; a military servant of a cavalry officer ...1809• BATTLING SONS OF THE AIR airmen ...World War II Amer. sl.• BAWHAWDER any great soldier ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.• BAYMAN a sick-bay nurse ...1888 US nautical• BAYONET a soldier ...US Civil War usage• B BOY playful allusion to a mess sergeant ...Bk1944 service sl.• BEACH COMBER a sailor on shore leave ...World War II Amer. sl.• BEACH POUNDER a member of the Coast Guard, i.e. one who patrols or ‘pounds’ the shore ...World War II Amer. sl.• BEAN KING an Army mess officer ...World War II Amer. sl.• BEANS a commissary sergeant ...Amer. World War I sl.• BEAN SHOOTER a commissary officer ...Amer. World War I sl.• BEAR CAT a hard-fighting soldier ...World War II Amer. sl.• BEDET† a horseman's or soldier's boy employed to carry his baggage ...1633• BEDPAN COMMANDO a medical corpsman ...World War II Amer. sl.• BEETLE-CRUSHER an infantry soldier ...Bk1933 sl.• BEETLE-SQUASHER an infantry soldier ...Bk1933 sl.• BELLYROBBER a commissary steward ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• BENNY a sloppy soldier ...Bk1944 service sl.• BESOGNIO† a raw recruit/soldier ...1591• BESONIO† a raw recruit/soldier ...1591• BIG BOOT the General ...Bk1944 service sl.• BIG BOW-WOW a regimental sergeant-major ...Amer. World War I sl.• BIG BRASS applied to officers of high rank in the armed services; hence, any group of people of high rank ...1899 sl., orig. US• BIG JOHN a recruit from the country ...Bk1944 service sl.• BING BOY a Canadian soldier ...Amer. World War I sl.• BLANKET SOLDIER a military policeman; so called because his other names are unfit for publication ...World War II Amer. sl.• BLANK FILE a stupid soldier ...World War II Amer. sl.• BLISTER FOOT an infantryman ...World War II Amer. sl.• BLISTER MECHANIC a hospital corpsman ...World War II Amer. sl.• BLUEBEAK a young recruit ...1898 army sl.• BLUE BOY a French soldier ...Amer. World War I sl.• BLUECOAT a soldier in the Federal army during the Civil War ...1865 US• BOCHE (derogatory) a German; a German soldier; Germans collectively ...1914 sl.• BODY SNATCHER 1. a sniper at the front ...Amer. World War I sl. 2. a stretcher bearer ...Amer. World War I sl.• BOLO a soldier who fails on the firing range ...Bk1944 service sl.• BOMB-A-DEER bomber personnel ...Bk1944 service sl.• BOOB a Navy recruit ...World War II Amer. sl.• BOOMALALLY orig. a cadet of the South Carolina Military Academy; later, any soldier, esp. one on parade marching to music ...1952 Amer. dial.• BOOT a trainee in a military boot camp; a recruit ...1915 Amer. dial.• BOTTLE-CAP COLONEL a lieutenant-colonel in the US Army ...1986 US Vietnam War usage• BOY IN BROWN a soldier ...World War II Amer. sl.• BOYS IN BLUE Union soldiers ...US Civil War usage• BOYS IN GRAY Confederate soldiers ...US Civil War usage• BOY UPSTAIRS a pilot, gunner, or bombardier, when in flight ...World War II Amer. sl.• BRAINS an intelligence officer ...Amer. World War I sl.• BRASS officers of high rank in the armed services ...c1864 sl., orig. US• BRASS-HAT an officer of high rank in the armed services ...1893 sl., orig. Brit.• BRASS LOOIE a lieutenant ... World War I Amer. sl.• BRASS LOOT a second lieutenant ...World War II Amer. sl.• BRIGHT-LIGHT FELLOW one who requests repeated leaves; i.e., one who seeks the bright lights and good times of the city ...World War II Amer. sl.• BROKEN STRIPER a chief warrant officer ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• BROWN JOB a soldier; hence, collectively, the army ...1943 sl., orig. Royal Air Force usage• BUCK a private; a common soldier ...Amer. World War I sl.• BUCK-ASS a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1965 US sl.• BUCK-ASS PRIVATE a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1945 US sl.• BUCK GENERAL a brigadier general ...1944 US sl.• BUCK PRIVATE a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1874 US sl.• BUCK SERGEANT an ordinary sergeant of the lowest grade ...1934 US sl.• BUMBOAT a hawker or peddler aboard a Navy ship ...Amer. World War I sl.• BUMMER a person more interested in the spoils of war than in good conduct; a predatory soldier ...US Civil War usage• BUNTING a signaller ...1909 navy sl.• BUTCH a medical officer ...World War II Amer. sl.• BUTT-END CHARLIE a tail gunner in a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.• BUTTERBAR a second lieutenant ...1973 US sl.• BUTTERMILK RANGER a cavalryman; used derisively ...1867 US Confederate Army usage• BUTTERNUT a soldier or civilian of the Confederate States; a Southerner ...1862 US Army sl.• BUTTON CHOPPER a laundry worker ...World War II Amer. sl.• BUZZARD a naval petty officer ...1894 US Navy usage• BUZZARD-BUSTER a member of an antiaircraft unit ...1942 Amer. army usage• BUZZARD COLONEL a full colonel ...1930s US military usage• CABBAGE HAT a Royal Marine ...1979 UK sl.• CADDIE† a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.• CADDY a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.• CADET a gentleman who entered the army without a commission, to learn the profession ...M17 hist.• CADET WIDOW a young woman popular with several classes of cadets ...World War II Amer. sl.• CADIE a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.• CAITIFF a third-classman ...1834 US Military Academy usage• CAMP-CHAPLAIN† an army chaplain ...1679-88• CAMPER† one who belongs to a camp; a soldier, a military man; a camp-follower ...1631• CAMPFIRE GIRL a soldier ...1970s US homosexual sl.• CAMP-MASTER-GENERAL† a field-marshal ...a1569• CANTEEN RAT an old soldier who constantly hangs about by the canteen, in order to be treated ...20C military colloq.• CAPTAIN CORK a nickname for a man who is slow in passing the bottle ...Bk1891 military sl.• CAPTAIN'S MOUTHORGAN a company clerk ...World War II Amer. sl.• CARE BOY a tank driver ...World War II Amer. sl.• CARPET-BAG RECRUIT a recruit worth more than what he stands up in ...c1875 military sl.• CARPET KNIGHT a soldier who remains at home during a war and does not go into combat ...World War II Amer. sl.• CATAPHRACT a soldier in full armour ...1671• CC PUSHER a rear-echelon member of the US Army Medical Corps ...1941 US Army sl.• CHAIRBORNE COMMANDO a clerk-typist or administrative officer; used derisively ...1945 US Army sl.• CHAIRBORNE INFANTRY desk men in general; used derisively ...1944 US Army sl.• CHAIRBORNE RANGER a clerk-typist or administrative officer; used derisively ...1972 US Army sl.• CHARLEY 1. a Japanese soldier; Japanese forces collectively ...1942 US services' sl. 2. a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.• CHARLIE 1. a Japanese soldier; Japanese forces collectively ...1942 US services' sl. 2. a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.• CHEST STOOGE a junior detailed to keep a Cadet Captain's sea-chest tidy for him ...1939 Royal Navy Cadets' usage• CHICKEN a young sailor or soldier; a novice ...1888 Amer. dial.• CHICKEN COLONEL a full colonel in the US Army or Air Force ...1910s US sl.• CHIEF ITCH AND RUB the most important person; the head of any group, as an Army officer, office overseer, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.• CHIEFY a flight sergeant ...1942 RAF sl.• CHINESER a US military serviceman on duty in China ...1941 US military sl.• CHOCKO a militiaman or conscripted soldier ...1943 Aust. sl.• CHOCO a militiaman or conscripted soldier ...1943 Aust. sl.• CHOCOLATE SOLDIER 1. (derogatory) a member of an Australian militia during World War II who did not serve in a theatre of war ...1943 Aust. sl. 2. a soldier unwilling to fight ...1940s Aust. sl.• CHOOM an English soldier ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.• CHOW HOUND someone always at the head of a mess line ...World War II Amer. sl.• CHRISTMAS CARD a train guard, a military guard ...1950s rhyming sl.• CINDER-KNOTTER a stoker ...1909 Royal Navy sl.• CINDER SHIFTER an infantryman marching on a drill field packed with cinders ...World War II Amer. sl.• COMPANY STOOGE. a company clerk ...World War II Amer. sl.• CONCHIE (derogatory) a conscientious objector ...1917 sl.• CONCHY (derogatory) a conscientious objector ...1917 sl.• CONSHY (derogatory) a conscientious objector ...1917 sl.• COOLIE a private soldier ...M19 sl.• CORNER TURNER a deserter ...World War II Amer. sl.• CORP a corporal ...1909 sl.• CRAB a member of the Royal Air Force ...1983 UK sl.• CROW a US Navy chief or captain who wears the eagle in various insignia ...WW I US Navy usage• CUTHBERT (derogatory) a man who deliberately avoids military service, esp. (in World War I) one who did so by getting a job in a government office or the civil service ...1917 Brit. sl.• CUT-LUNCH COMMANDO a soldier who does not see active service, esp. a reservist; used contemptuously ...1952 Aust. sl.• DADDY in the US Army, your supervising officer ...1968 US sl.• DAT a tank-crew member (DumbAss Tanker) ...1970s US Army sl.• DEADBEAT anyone exempt from military action, even if in uniform ...US Civil War usage• DECK APE a sailor whose duties keep him on the deck ...World War II Amer. sl.• DEEDONC a French soldier ...Amer. World War I sl.• DEVIL DOG a United States Marine ...1915 colloq.• DEVIL-DOGS OF THE SEA the Marines ...World War II Amer. sl.• DEVIL-DOGS ON THE MARCH marines on the march, esp. in battle ...World War II Amer. sl.• DICKSMITH a US Navy hospital corpsman ...1974 US sl.• DIDONK a French soldier ...Amer. World War I sl.• DILBERT a sailor who is a foul-up or a screwball ...World War II Amer. sl.• DODO a cadet before he starts solo flying ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOG an infantryman ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOGFACE a soldier, esp. an ordinary infantryman in the US army ....1932 US sl.• DOGGIE an infantryman ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOG-ROBBER a navy or army officer's orderly ...1863 sl., orig. US• DOGS OF WAR Marines ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOODLE a Union soldier; a Confederate term ... ...US Civil War usage• DOUBLE-SILVER-BAR JOHN an Army captain, whose insignia is two parallel bars ...World War II Amer. sl.• DOUGHBOY a US infantryman, esp. in World War I ...1847 US sl.• DOUGHFOOT a soldier, esp. an ordinary infantryman in the US army ...Amer. World War I sl.• DRAFT-BAIT one awaiting to be drafted into the armed service ...1942 US sl.• DUG-OUT a superannuated officer, etc. recalled for temporary military service ...1915 Brit. sl.• DUST DISTURBER an infantryman ...Amer. World War I sl.• DYNAMO BUSTER an electrician ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• EAGLE a student pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.• EAGLE COLONEL a bird colonel ...1978 US Army sl.• EAGLET a young aviator ...World War II Amer. sl.• ECHELON HOUND a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage• ECHELON KING a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage• EGG a new member of a unit ...Amer. World War I sl.• EGGS-A-COOK Australian soldiers ...1915 Aust. military sl.• EIGHT BALL a soldier who got into trouble so much that he was a liability to his unit ...World War II Amer. sl.• EIGHTEEN-POUNDER an underage recruit (under eighteen years old) ...Amer. World War I sl.• EMILY POSTERS naval cadets; they were given a condensed edition of an etiquette book by Emily Post ...World War II Amer. sl.• ERK someone of lowest rank, an aircraftman ...1928 RAF sl.• FAGGOT † a man mustered for duty in the army (and thus 'bound' for service) but not yet formally enlisted; one temporarily hired to supply a deficiency at the muster, or on the roll of a company or regiment ...L17 military sl.• FAGOT a man mustered as a soldier, but not yet formally enlisted ...L17 sl.• FAIRY an avionics tradesman in the Royal Air Force ...2002 UK sl.• FANCY-MAN a member of a warship's crew who does not stand watch; an idler; broadly, a person lacking practical experience ...1818 Amer. nautical sl.• FANOOGIE during the Vietnam War: a soldier freshly arrived in Vietnam ...1991 US sl.• FANTERIES† foot-soldiers ...a1577• F.B.I.'s Forgotten Boys of Iceland; army soldiers in Iceland gave themselves this nickname ...World War II Amer. sl.• FEMARINES the women's reserve of the Marine Corps ...World War II Amer. sl.• FENUGIE during the Vietnam War: a soldier freshly arrived in Vietnam ...1991 US sl.• FIGUREHEAD a company clerk, because he often served as a stand-in for the commander ...World War II Amer. sl.• FILE in the military, a fellow, esp. a soldier ...1837 sl.• FISH a man who is afraid to fly in an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.• FIVE-FOR-SIXER a money-lender aboard ship ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• FLAGS a signal quartermaster ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• FLY BOY a member of an air force, esp. a pilot ...1937 US sl.• FOOTPOUNDER. an infantry soldier ...1986 US sl.• FOOT SLOGGER an infantryman ...Amer. World War I sl.• FOUR-STRIPER a captain ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• FRESH MEAT a newly arrived soldier ...1908 US sl.• FRITZ (mainly derogatory) a German; a German soldier of World War I ...1915 sl.• FULL SCREW a corporal in the army ...1995 UK sl.• GALLOOT an oaf; an awkward soldier; a young marine ...1812 sl.• GALOOT an awkward soldier; a young marine ...1812 sl.• GI JOE a US soldier, esp. an enlisted soldier of and since World War II ...World War II Amer. sl.• GIMPER a special and most dependable buddy; a highly competent airman ...Amer. World War I sl.• GIPPO (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...1916 sl.• GIPPY (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...a1889 sl.• GIRENE a US Marine ...1894 US sl.• GLAMOUR BOY. a member of the Royal Air Force ...1941 Brit. sl.• GOAT a junior officer ...US Civil War usage• GODDAM an English soldier ...M19 arch.• GOLD BRICK a shirker; one who tries to avoid work or to get an easy job; a non-combatant ...Amer. World War I sl.• GOMER a US Marine, esp. a clumsy trainee ...1984 US sl.• GOOPHER a competent airman who is almost of top quality ...Amer. World War I sl.• GRAVEL AGITATOR (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1898 sl.• GRAVEL CRUNCHER an infantryman ...Amer. World War I sl.• GRAVEL-CRUSHER (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1889 sl.• GRAVEL-GRINDER (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1890 sl.• GRAYBACK a Confederate soldier ...US Civil War usage• GRAYCOAT a Confederate soldier ...US Civil War usage• GROUNDHOG an infantryman in the trenches ...Amer. World War I sl.• GROUND-POUNDER an infantry soldier ...1942 US Army & US Marine Corps usage• GROUPER a group commander ...1963 US Air Force usage• GROUPIE a group captain ...1943 RAF sl.• GRUB BOSS in the army: the quartermaster sergeant ...1899 US Army usage• GRUNT a combat soldier, a Marine soldier or a non-flying Air Force officer ...1968 US sl.• GRUNTER an officer ...c1915 Royal Navy sl.• GULPINa marine ...B1900 nautical• GUN APE an artillery soldier ...1988 US sl.• GUNBUNNY an artillery man ...1970s US Army sl.• GUN DOCTOR a gunner's mate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• GUNGINEER an engineer officer turned over to gun-mounting ...c1930 Royal Navy usage• GUNNER'S TAILOR † the rating who made the cartridge bags ...1867 naval usage• GUNNERY JACK a gunnery lieutenant ...L19 Royal Navy usage• GUNNY a gunnery sergeant ...1940s US Marine Corps usage• GUNS a gunnery-lieutenant ...c1910 Royal Navy usage• GUPPY a navy diver who is not SCUBA qualified ...1991 US Navy usage• GUSSIE a nickname for an officer ...c1930 army sl.• GUT-SPILLER a Ghurka soldier ...World War II Aust. servicemen's usage• GUY 1. one who tricked men into joining the navy ...M19 sl. 2. an American soldier ...1918 military sl.• GWENNIE the gunner ...c1918 Royal Navy usage• GWENNY the gunner ...c1918 Royal Navy usage• GYPO (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...1916 sl.• GYPPIE (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...a1889 sl.• GYPPO (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...1916 sl.• GYPPY (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...a1889 sl.• GYRENE a member of the US Marine Corps' a marine ...1894 Amer. sl., orig. Navy usage• HAIRY-ASSED MARINE a marine who postures toughness ...1956 Amer. dial.• HALF-LOOT a second lieutenant ...Amer. World War I sl.• HARDCORE a regular soldier of the North Vietnamese army or the Viet Cong ...1991 US sl.• HARD HAT an elite, full-time Viet Cong soldier ...1965 US sl.• HARDHEAD a cavalryman ...Amer. World War I sl.• HARLEY a stupid or blundering soldier ...c1945 Amer. sl.• HAYBAG a laundress on a military base ...1865 Amer. army sl.• HEINE a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.• HEINIE a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.• HIGH BRASS applied to officers of high rank in the armed services; hence, any group of people of high rank ...1941 sl., orig. US• HIGHER-UP an officer ...Amer. World War I sl.• HINEY a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.• HOBO a provost-sergeant ...Amer. World War I sl.• HORSE-FLY a cavalryman ...1926 US Army usage• HORSE-HANDLER an uninfluential or sycophantic aide or executive officer ...1984-88 US Army usage• HORSE-HOLDER an uninfluential or sycophantic aide or executive officer ...1982 US Army usage• HOSPITAL BUMMER one who fakes his way out of combat and into a military hospital ...US Civil War usage• HUMAN CYCLONES the Marines ...Amer. World War I sl.• INISKILLEN MEN (derogatory) the militia ...L17 sl.• IRK someone of lowest rank, an aircraftman ...1928 RAF sl.• IVAN a Russian private soldier ...1914 military colloq.• JACK 1. a native soldier ...1853 Anglo-Indian colloq. 2. a military policeman ...1919 sl. 3. a corporal ...1940s US military sl.• JACKMAN an armed serving man ...1820 Sc.• JACK SHALLOO an (excessively) easy-going naval officer ...1904 naval sl.• JACK SHILLOO an (excessively) easy-going naval officer ...1904 naval sl.• JARHEAD (derogatory) a Marine ...1947 Amer. sl.• JAUNDY the master-at-arms on board ship ...1902 Brit. navy sl.• JAUNTY the master-at-arms on board ship ...1902 Brit. navy sl.• JEEP a recruit or basic trainee ...1938 Amer. military sl.• JERRY a German; a German soldier or aircraft; Germans or German soldiers collectively ...1919 sl.• JIMMY a first lieutenant ...1916 nautical sl.• JIMMYLEGS master at arms ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• JIMMY THE ONE a first lieutenant ...1916 nautical sl.• JOCK a Scottish or (formerly) northern English sailor; a Scottish soldier; a form of address to a Scotsman ...L18 sl.• JOHN a greenhorn; a newcomer to the army ...Amer. World War I sl.• JOHNNY a derogatory form of address to a man regarded as inferior, esp. a soldier of a colonized country in the army of the colonizing power ...L17 colloq.• JOHNNY REB a soldier in the Confederate army; also, those of the South, collectively ...US Civil War usage• JOLLY a marine ...1829 sl.• JONTY the master-at-arms on board ship ...1902 Brit. navy sl.• JYRENE a member of the US Marine Corps' a marine ...1894 Amer. sl., orig. Navy usage• KING'S BAD BARGAIN an unsatisfactory soldier ...18C Eng. sl.• KIWI a non-flying member of an air force ...1918 sl.• KRAUT (derogatory) a German, esp. a German soldier during wartime ...1918 US sl.• KRAUTHEAD (derogatory) a German, esp. a German soldier during wartime ...1932 US sl.• LADIES FROM HADES a kilted Scottish Highland regiment ...1982 US Army jocular• LADIES FROM HELL a kilted Scottish Highland regiment ...1918 US Army jocular• LADY a recruit in basic training; used contemptuously ...1965 US sl., esp. US Marine Corps usage• LANCE-COMICAL a lance-corporal ...c1946 Brit. army sl.• LANCE-CORPORAL TOWROPE a driver mechanic ...c1939 Brit. army sl.• LANCE-JACK a lance-corporal or lance-bombardier ...1912 Brit. sl.• LEAGUER-LADY† a woman attached to a camp ...1702• LEAGUER-LASS a woman attached to a camp ...1822 Sc.• LEAGUER-LAUNDRESS † a woman attached to a camp ...1629• LEAPER† an irregular soldier ...1604• LEATHER BUMPER a cavalryman ...Amer. World War I sl.• LEATHER-NECK 1. a sailor's name for a soldier, from the leather stock he used to wear ...1890 Brit. nautical sl. 2. a marine ...1914 Amer. navy sl.• LEFTY a lieutenant ...1840 US military sl.• LEG an infantry soldier ...US Vietnam War Army usage• LEG CASE a man who ran from combat ...US Civil War usage• LIBERTY HOG a sailor or marine who is eager to go on shore leave ...1992 Amer. sl.• LIBERTY HOUND a sailor or marine who is eager to go on shore leave ...1939 Amer. sl.• LIEUT a lieutenant ...1759 US• LIEUTY a lieutenant ...1998 US• LIFER a person, esp. a senior noncommissioned officer whose career is in military service: often used derisively ...1962 Amer. military sl.• LIFER DOG a person, esp. a senior noncommissioned officer whose career is in military service: often used derisively ...1989 Amer. military sl.• LIGHT BOB a soldier of a regiment of light infantry ...1778 US Army usage• LIMEJUICER (mildly derogatory) a British sailor ...L19 jocular• LIMEY (mildly derogatory) a British sailor ...20C colloq.• LINE CROSSER in the Korean war: a soldier who crossed the main line of resistance to find and retrieve prisoners of war ...1967 US sl.• LITTLE JESUS a corporal ...Amer. World War I sl.• LOOEY a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.• LOOIE a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.• LOOT a lieutenant ...1759 US• LOUIE a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.• LUFF lieutenant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• MACARONI (derogatory) an Italian soldier ...20C Brit. sl.• MACAROON a new recruit ...1943 World War II Brit. sl.• MACHINE GUN MURPHY a stereotypical fearless soldier ...1971 US sl.• MAD MONKEY a staff worker at the US Military Army Command, Vietnam ...1991 US sl.• MAGGOT someone who is very dedicated to service ...1998 US Air Force sl.• MAGIC DOCTORS ground-staff engineers ...c1930 Royal Air Force sl.• MAJE a major ...1847 Amer. army sl.• MALTOOT a marine ...L18 sl.• MALTOUT† a nickname for a marine, used by sailors and soldiers of other corps ...1785 sl.• MAN-AT-ARMS a soldier, a warrior; a heavy-armed soldier on horseback ...1390• MAN-OF-WAR† a fighting man; a soldier, a warrior ...1449 obs. exc. arch. or jocular• MARINETTE a woman who enlisted in the Marines to do clerical work ...Amer. World War I sl.• MARSHAL† a commander, a general, a leader ...a1300• MARTIAL† a martial person, a soldier ...c1611• MARTIALIST* a military man; one skilled in warfare; a warrior ...1576• MARTINET a military or naval officer who is a stickler for strictness of discipline; hence, a rigid disciplinarian ...1779• MED HEAD a member of the military police ...1998 NZ sl.• MERC a mercenary soldier ...1967 sl.• MIDDY a midshipman ...US Civil War usage• MO a Medical Officer ...World War I Brit. army sl.• MODEL T SERGEANT a soldier with a Technician 3rd Class Rating ...1944 service sl.• MOTOR MAC a motor mechanic or machinist's mate ...1953 Amer. navy sl.• MOUSE the soldier on point in the front of a patrol ...1991 US sl.• MUD CRUNCHER an infantryman ...Amer. World War I sl.• MUSICAL MARINE a bandsman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• MUSTANG an officer in the US forces who has been promoted from the ranks ...1847 sl.• NAILS a carpenter's mate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• NARROW GAUGE in the US Marine Corps: a corporal ...1922 Amer. sl.• NASHO a conscript ...1962 Aust. sl.• NAV a navigator ...1956 Royal Navy and Royal Air Force usage• NAVALS* naval men ...1836• NAVARCH* the commander of a fleet; an admiral ...1828-32 Greek Antiq.• NEW MEAT a newly arrived soldier ...1908 US sl.• NO-CAN-GO-IST a non-conformist who is excused Church parade ...20C Royal Navy sl.• NUMBER ONE the first officer ...Aust. navy sl.• OBOF an 'Old Buffer Over Forty' ...1916 military sl.• OFFICER MATERIAL n. an enlisted man short in mentality ...1945 US military jocular• OIL KING a petty officer responsible for fuel levels, records, etc.; the man detailed to check oil aboard ship ...1947 Amer. nautical sl.• OLD BILL a veteran; any old soldier, esp. if with heavy, drooping whiskers ...1915 military colloq.• OLD BLUE LIGHTS a naval gunner ...1916 sl.• OLD DIG a veteran soldier ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.• OLD FILE in the military: an old officer ...1907 Amer. military sl.• OLD FLAG a flag officer ...1862 US Navy sl.• OLD FOUR-BY-TWO the quartermaster ...E20 army sl.• OLD FRITZ a German soldier ...World War I sl.• OLD HEINE a German soldier ...World War I sl.• OLD ISSUE an old soldier ...1909 US Army sl.• OLD MAN, THE a commanding officer ...1830 US military sl.• OLD SHIP an old shipmate ...1927 naval sl.• OLD SOLDIER one who pretended to be sick or disabled so he could avoid drill and take life easy in a hospital tent ...US Civil War usage• OLDSTER a midshipman of four years' service ...19C nautical sl.• OLD SWEAT an old soldier; any veteran ...1919 sl., orig. military• ONE-PIPPER a second lieutenant ...1937 Brit. services' sl.• ONE-STRIPER1. an ensign ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. 2. in the army a lance-corporal (one-striper) ...1917 sl.• ORDERLY BUFF an orderly sergeant, the sergeant acting as officer of the day ...1925 Brit. sl.• ORDERLY DOG an orderly corporal, a corporal attending an officer to carry orders or messages ...1925 Brit. sl.• ORDERLY PIG an orderly officer; the officer of the day ...1943 Brit. services' sl.• PADDLEFOOT 1. an infantry soldier ...1946 US sl. 2. an air force ground-crew member ...1948 US sl.• PAGE† a foot-soldier ...c1330• PAPER COLLAR SOLDIER a soldier from the northeast (to westerners) ...US Civil War usage• PARISH SOLDIER a militia man ...L18 sl.• PAY a form of address for the paymaster ...1878 Brit. sl., orig. & chiefly naval usage• PAYBOB the paymaster ...1916 Brit. naval sl.• P.B.I. a Poor Bloody Infantry(man) ...1916 sl.• PEGGY a sailor assigned to menial tasks; a mess-steward ...1902 naval sl.• PENGUIN a non-flying member of an air force, as a member of a ground crew ...1918 Royal Air Force sl.• PILL a doctor; a medical officer or orderly in the services ...1860 sl.• PING an Asidic (Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee) officer or rating ...1946 naval sl.• PINGER an Asidic (Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee) officer or rating ...1946 naval sl.• PING-MAN an Asidic (Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee) officer or rating ...1946 naval sl.• PINGPONG a clerk; a yeoman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• PIPES a nickname or form of address for a boatswain ...1856 naval sl.• PIPSQUEAK a temporary second lieutenant ...Amer. World War I sl.• PLANK-OWNER a member of the original crew of a ship, or a long-serving marine ...1901 naval sl.• PLEEP an enemy pilot who refuses aerial combat ...1942 military sl.• PLONK an aircraftman second class ...1941 RAF sl.• PLOWMAKER'S MATE an awkward recruit ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• PLUMBER an armourer or engineering officer ...1941 Royal Air Force sl.• POILU a French soldier, esp. in World War I ...1914 sl.• POLITICIAN 1. a sailor having a soft job, such as compartment cleaner, storeroom keeper, etc. ...Amer. World War I sl. 2. a soldier with a job that excuses him from assemblies and musters ...Amer. World War I sl.• PONGO 1. a marine ...1917 Brit. naval sl. 2. an army officer ...1943 Brit. sl.• POWDER MONKEY one who carries shells or gunpowder from the magazine to the gun ...US Civil War usage• PROVO a military policeman ...1943 Aust. sl.• QUARTER-BLOKE a quartermaster(-sergeant) ...1919 services' sl.• QUEEN'S BAD BARGAIN an unsatisfactory soldier ...18C Eng. sl.• QUEEN'S MAN a soldier ...1900 Eng. dial.• QUILLS a yeoman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• RACKANSACKER a hard-bitten outdoorsman fighting for the South, who would, presumably, be quick to 'wrack and sack' (ruin and pillage) in a war ...US Civil War usage• RAFFER a person in the Royal Air Force, not usually applied to officers ...1939 colloq.• RAGS a steward in charge of the linen ...L19 nautical sl.• RAG-TEARER a signalman ...20C Royal Navy usage• READY-FINDER a civilian who followed the Army to pick up the discarded coats, blankets, and other items shed by soldiers, esp. when the weather turned hot; term was used by Union troops ...US Civil War usage• REB a southern soldier; an inhabitant of the Confederate States of America ...US Civil War usage• REBEL a southern soldier; an inhabitant of the Confederate States of America ...US Civil War usage• RED a soldier ...18C sl.• REDCAP a military police officer ...1919 Brit. colloq.• RED-COAT a soldier ...c1485 sl.• RED HAT an army staff officer ...1916 Brit. sl.• RED-HERRING a soldier ...Bk1903 sl.• RED LEGS an artilleryman ...1900 US sl.• REEFER a midshipman ...1834 nautical sl.• REFORMADO a disbanded soldier; a degraded officer ...1598 sl.• REGIMENTAL MONKEY a drum major ...Amer. World War I sl.• REGULAR FELLER a shipmate who is a good sport ...Amer. World War I sl.• RETREAD orig. a retired soldier recalled to service; hence, a worker undergoing retraining ...1941 sl., chiefly Aust., NZ & US• ROCKY a member of the Royal Navy Reserve...E20 nautical sl.• ROYAL JOLLY a royal marine ...19C sl.• SAILS a sailmaker's mate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• SALAMANDER a soldier who exposes himself to fire in battle ...1705• SALT HORSE an officer with general duties ...1914 Brit. naval sl.• SAMMY a US soldier in WWI ...1917 Brit. sl.• SARG a sergeant, esp. as a familiar term of address ...M19 sl.• SARGE a sergeant ...1867 sl., orig. US• SARJ a sergeant, esp. as a familiar term of address ...M19 sl.• SATURDAY NIGHT SOLDIER a volunteer soldier or a Territorial ...1917 sl.• SATURDAY SOLDIER a military volunteer ...L19 sl.• SCRAMBLED EGGS senior officers ...World War II Amer. services' sl.• SERG a sergeant, esp. as a familiar term of address ...M19 sl.• SHAKE AND BAKE a non-commissioned officer fresh out of training ...1985 US sl.• SHAVETAIL a new recruit; a newly commissioned officer; a second lieutenant ...1891 Amer. dial.• SHIP'S SHEENY an executive officer's yeoman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• SHORT-ARSE DRIVER an artillery driver, irrespective of height ...c1910 artillerymen's sl.• SHORT-TIMER someone nearing the end of their military service ...1906 US sl.• SICK-BAY COMMANDO a soldier who feigns illness to avoid combat duty ...1997 US sl.• SICK-BAY LOUNGERS fellows that go to Sick Bay to avoid Divisions or studies ...20C Dartmouth Royal Naval College usage• SICK-BAY TIFFY a medical orderly in the sick-bay ...1914 Royal Navy usage• SIG a signaller ...WWI army usage• SIGNAL BASHER a signaller ...c1930 army sl.• SINGLE SENTINEL† a private soldier ...1721 Sc.• SKEESICKS one's tent-mate ...US Civil War usage• SKULKER a soldier who, by feigned sickness or other pretenses, evades his duty; a sailor keeps below in time of danger ...1785• SLUM BURNER an army cook ...1930 military sl.• SNAKE a sergeant ...1941 Aust. military sl.• SNAKE CHARMER a bugler ...Brit. military usage Brit• SNAKE EATER a special forces soldier trained in survival and commando tactics, the initiates of which actually kill and eat snakes ...1970s US Army usage• SNEAKY PETE a member of a US Army long-range reconnaissance patrol unit ...1990 US sl.• SNIPE an engine-room hand, aircraft mechanic, or other below-decks crew member ...1920 US Navy usage• SNODDY a soldier ...L19 sl.• SNOTTIE a midshipman ...navy sl.• SNOTTY a midshipman ...1903 Brit. sl.• SNOWDROP an American military policeman; hence, any military policeman ...1944 sl.• SPARKS a wireless operator ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• SPEC an enlisted man in the army employed on specialized duties; a specialist ...1958 US sl.• SQUADDIE a soldier, esp. a private soldier ...1933 Brit. sl.• SQUADDY a soldier, esp. a private soldier ...1933 Brit. sl.• SQUAREHEAD (derogatory) a foreigner of Germanic extraction; a German soldier in World War I ...1903 sl., chiefly US• STAFF WALLAH a noncombatant army officer ...1951 Brit. sl.• STAMPS a mail orderly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• STRAIGHT LEG a member of the ground staff in an air force, as opposed to one of the flying personnel ...1951 US sl.• STRATOCRAT a military ruler ...L19• STRAWFOOT a rural or backwoods soldier ...US Civil War usage• STRIKER soldier who works for an officer ...Amer. World War I sl.• STRIPER an officer in the Royal Navy or the US Navy of a rank designated by the stated number of stripes on the uniform, and in the army to a lance-corporal (one-striper), corporal (two-striper), or sergeant (three-striper) ...1917 sl.• SUBSTITUTE BROKER an agent whose business was to secure men to enlist as substitutes for men called to serve ...US Civil War usage• SUDDART† a mercenary soldier ...1542 Sc.• SWEAT any veteran ...1910s sl., orig. military• TAB a staff officer ...World War I army sl.• TAIL-END CHARLIE a rear-gunner in an aircraft ...1941 Royal Air Force sl.• TAME JOLLY a militiaman ...19C sl.• TANKIE the navigator's assistant, or the captain of the hold ...1909 Brit. naval sl.• TANKY the navigator's assistant, or the captain of the hold ...1909 Brit. naval sl.• TERRIER a Territorial ...1908 Brit. army sl.• THINKING BAYONET a soldier ...World War I Amer. sl.• THREE-STRIPER1. a commander ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. 2. in the army a sergeant ...1917 sl.• TIFFY an engine room artificer ...1899 nautical sl.• TOJO a Japanese soldier; Japanese forces collectively ...1942 services' sl.• TOLPATCH a foot-soldier ...1705• TOLPATZ a foot-soldier ...1705• TOMMY a British private soldier ...1884 sl.• TOMMY ATKINS a typical private soldier in the British army ...1883• TOP a top sergeant ...1898 US military sl.• TOP BRASS applied to officers of high rank in the armed services; hence, any group of people of high rank ...1949 sl., orig. US • TOP CUTTER a first sergeant ...1898 US military sl.• TOP KICK a first sergeant ...1898 US military sl.• TOP KICKER a first sergeant ...1898 US military sl.• TOPPER a first sergeant ...1918 US military sl.• TOP SERGEANT a first sergeant ...1898 US military sl.• TOP SOLDIER a first sergeant ...1898 US military sl.• TRAIN WRECK a horribly wounded soldier or casualty department patient ...1978 US sl., orig. Vietnam medical corpsmen usage• TWO-AND-ONE-HALF STRIPER a lieutenant commander ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• TWO-STRIPER 1. a senior lieutenant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. 2. in the army a corporal ...1917 sl.• UNCLE SAM'S PETS soldiers ...1940s US Black college sl.• UNIFORM a member of the armed or uniformed services ...1940s homosexual sl.• VET an ex-serviceman ...M19• W2 the German Kaiser Wilhelm II; reigned 1888-1918); hence, any military-looking man ...L19 usage• WAAC a member of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps ...1917 colloq.• WAAF a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force ...1939 colloq.• WAAF-BASHER a male fornicator ...1941 Royal Air Force sl.• WAGER† a mercenary soldier ...1375 Sc.• WALTZING MATILDA an Australian soldier ...World War I Amer. sl.• WHITEHALL WARRIOR an officer in the armed forces employed in administration rather than on active service ...1973 Brit. sl.• WHITE HAT an enlisted man ...1956 US naval sl.• WINCO a wing commander ...1941 RAF sl.• WINGCO a wing commander ...1941 RAF sl.• WINKO a wing commander ...1941 RAF sl.• WIZZO the weapons officer on a military aircraft ...1998 US sl.• WOBBLER an infantryman ...World War I Amer. sl.• WOBBLY ORANGE a warrant officer in the Royal Air Force ...2002 UK sl.• WOODBINE an English soldier ...1919 Aust. sl.• WORM-CRUSHER a foot-soldier ...L19 UK army sl.• WRAC a member of the Women's Royal Army Corps, the women's corps of the British Army ...1956 sl.• WRAF a member of the Women's Royal Air Force, the women's corps of the Royal Air Force ...1921 sl.• WREN a member of the Women's Royal Naval Service, the women's service of the Royal Navy ...1918• YANKEE a nickname for a native or inhabitant of New England; or, more widely, of the northern States generally; during the War of Secession applied by the Confederates to the soldiers of the Federal army ...1765 US• YANKEY a nickname for a native or inhabitant of New England; or, more widely, of the northern States generally; during the War of Secession applied by the Confederates to the soldiers of the Federal army ...1765 US• YANKY a nickname for a native or inhabitant of New England; or, more widely, of the northern States generally; during the War of Secession applied by the Confederates to the soldiers of the Federal army ...1765 US• YELLOW LEG a cavalryman ...World War I Amer. sl.• ZOOMER a member of an aircrew ...World War II Aust. Air Force sl.

SERVICES - nouns, person, other• FLOATER a woman who follows the fleet ...World War II Amer. sl.• GULL a girl or a woman who follows the naval fleet or who follows a particular sailor; this includes sailors' wives ...World War II US naval sl.• PIGS' MEAT officers' wives or mistresses ...c1930 Royal Navy sl.• V GIRL a woman who is attracted to men in military uniform ...1960 US sl.

SERVICES - verbs• ACCRUE CHOCOLATE to behave towards officers in an obsequious, sycophantic manner ...1929 UK Royal Navy usage• BAG in the military: to destroy an enemy aircraft or other target in combat; to shoot down ...1919 US military sl.• BEAUTIFY THE POST to cut the lawn, trim the hedge, paint, or the like ...Bk1944 service sl.• BECOME A GOLD STAR IN MOTHER’S WINDOW to be killed in action ...World War II Amer. sl.• BE STONKERED to be put out of action ...1914 military sl.• BUST to demote in the armed services ...1918 sl.• CASHIER† to discharge, to disband troops ...1598 military usage• COME IN AT THE CABIN WINDOW to be appointed a ship's officer without having had sea experience ...1794 US nautical sl.•COME IN THROUGH THE CABIN WINDOW to obtain a commission ...World War II Amer. Navy sl.• CRACK in the US Air Force: to open sealed orders ...1958 Amer. Air Force usage• CRUMB UP to get a haircut, shoeshine, freshly pressed shirt. etc., in preparation for an inspection ...World War II Amer. sl.• DAG UP to smarten oneself for guard or parade ...E20 army sl.• DRIVE THE TRAIN to lead a number of squadrons ...c1938 Royal Air Force usage• DUCK UNCLE to avoid the draft ...M19 US sl.• DUDE UP to dress in one's best uniform ...World War II Amer. sl.• FALL OUT OF THE BOAT to become unpopular in a naval mess ...20C Royal Navy• FLAMP to sell Army property illegally ...L19 army sl.• HIT THE BEACH to go ashore on leave ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• LEAGUER† to set one's leaguer, to encamp ...1629• LEAVE†* to raise an army ...1590• LIVE IN ONE'S CHEST(S) of midshipmen: to sleep in a hammock in the gun-room, where one's chest is kept ...L19 Royal Navy sl.• POLICE to clean up a camp, barracks, parade ground, etc.; to make neat and orderly ...1857 US Army usage Dict• POLICE UP to clean up a camp, barracks, parade ground, etc.; to make neat and orderly ...1857 US Army usage• PULL to serve time in prison or in the armed forces ...1961 US sl.• RIF to separate someone from military service or employment (Reduction In Force) ...1983 US sl.• SADDLE UP to pick up your gear and resume a combat patrol ...1976 US sl.• SECTION-EIGHT to discharge from the army under section eight of the US Army Regulations ...1943 US sl.• SHIN THE CHAINS to go off ship without leave ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.• SHOOT UP to dive over a person or place in order to attack ...1937 Royal Air Force sl.• SHOULDER WALNUT† to enlist as a soldier ...1838• TAKE WAGES† to enlist, to take service ...c1440• VETERANIZE to get out of the Army; to enjoy veteran status outside the Army ...US Civil War usage• WAAFISE to substitute airwomen for airmen ...1941 Royal Air Force colloq.• WORK THE TICKET to obtain one's discharge from the Army by having oneself adjudged physically unfit ...L1890s sl.

SERVICES - phrases• BACK IN YOUR HOLE return to your room or barracks ...World War II Amer. sl.• DAVID, SEND IT DOWN a soldier's greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade ...1981 US military sl.• DAVY, SEND IT DOWN a soldier's greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade ...1981 US military sl.• OHIO an exhortation to desert - "Over the Hill In October" ...1941 US military usage• ON THE STRENGTH on the muster roll ...1889 military sl.• RIG IN YOUR BOOMS put down your elbows; used at mess in the Navy ...Amer. World War I sl.• SIMPLE SAILOR, A a naval officer's self-description ...20C• THROUGH THE CABIN-WINDOW of an officer obtaining his position: entirely through influence ...L19 Royal Navy officers' usage Partridge slang 2002• UP THE HAWSE PIPE to have worked one's way up from the enlisted ranks in the Navy ...US Civil War usage ​• WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ON YOUR DADDY'S YACHT used rhetorically as a representation of the privileges of civilian life ...1962 UK military usage